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DNA as a Key Witness
Criminals, often unknowingly, leave parts of themselves behind. These pieces are not always visible to the untrained eye. Hair, skin, blood, and fingerprints all contain elements that are unique to each person. It is with DNA testing and fingerprinting, that criminals can be identified and crimes can be linked. This system of testing and matching has become the “most essential and reliable method of catching criminals” in the United States (Lynch 67). Advancing technology...

Should all people convicted of a crime have their DNA fingerprints stored on a database?\
A DNA fingerprint is the same for every cell, organ and tissue in an organism. DNAfingerprinting has many uses, some of which include providing the evidence needed to solve criminal investigations, determining genetic relationships and solving paternity disputes. DNAfingerprinting has many benefits in the use of criminal investigations as it can provide the evidence to solve crimes and current mysteries...

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DNAFINGERPRINTING LAB REPORT
DNA contains genetic material and information that makes up each individual trait. Every person can be identified by providing his or her genetic information based on a particular DNA strand. DNA information is an effective way of identifying persons if it is used properly. It is used to identify humans in different situations such as crime scenes, accident scenes, paternity testing, soldier remain identification, inheritance claims, missing person investigations...

This lab must be typed. Title DNAFingerprinting Purpose Why are we doing this lab Background 1. What are restriction enzymes 2. When added to a DNA sample, what do restriction enzymes do 3. What do you call the specific sequence of bases the enzyme is searching for 4. What is a restriction digestion 5. What is the purpose of the water bath 6. The electrophoresis apparatus creates an electrical field with positive and negative poles at the ends of the gel. DNA molecules are negatively charged....

Electrophoresis and DNAfingerprinting
Jani Lynette Hagen
October 31,2014
U74644799
Electrophoresis is a technique which uses an electric field to separate molecules, allowing for identification and characterization of the molecules. It is commonly used to separate nucleic acids and protein molecules of various sizes. To prepare the gel for electrophoresis the amount of agrose needed must be calculated. For a 0.8 percent gel 0.8 grams of agrose is necessary per 100 ml of buffer. The DNAfingerprinting experiment...

In this coursework I will be exploring two issues, my major issue being DNAFingerprinting and my minor issue is PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction).
DNAFingerprinting
(Obtained from www.anselm.edu/.../genbio/geneticsnot.html)
(The diagram above shows that the defendant had the victim’s blood on his clothes)
Web Description: A method of comparing the genetic similarities or differences between individuals. This technology is often used as a forensic tool to identify the source of blood...

DNAfingerprinting is a way of identifying a specific individual, rather than simply identifying a species or some particular trait. It is also known as genetic fingerprinting or DNA profiling. As a technology, it has been around since at least 1985, when it was announced by its inventor, Sir Alec Jeffreys. DNAfingerprinting is currently used both for identifying paternity or maternity and for identifying criminals or victims. There is discussion of using DNAfingerprinting as a sort of personal...

DNAfingerprinting is a method that compares the fragments of DNA. DNAfingerprinting was first invented to detect the presence of genetic diseases. Today, DNAfingerprinting is used in different ways. DNA is analyzed using a Southern Blot, which allows scientists to observe the base pair patterns.
DNAfingerprinting can be used in a few different ways. First, to find out if the child belongs to a person DNAfingerprinting may be used. When a child is born, it inherits the VNTR's from the father...

DNAFINGERPRINTINGDNAfingerprinting is a method of identification that compares fragments of deoxyribonucleic acid. It is a technique used to distinguish between individuals of the same species by using only samples of their DNA. It is also called DNA typing. DNA is the genetic material found within the cell nuclei of all living things. In mammals, the strands of DNA are grouped into structures called chromosomes. Unless dealing with identical twins, the complete DNA of each individual is unique...

Brandon Dutson
Intro to forensic science
Professor Crook
March 25, 1013
Fingerprinting
For more than a century, fingerprints, palm prints and sole prints have been used as powerful identification tools by law enforcement agencies. Prosecutors have found few scientific procedures to be more powerful than the fingerprint. Fingerprinting also known as “friction ridge analysis,” is a forensic method that involves examiners to compare the details of an unknown print left behind from the oil or...

DNADNA, or Deoxyribonucleic Acid, is described, in Encarta Encyclopedia as a genetic material of all cellular organisms and most viruses. DNA carries the information needed to direct protein synthesis and replication. Protein synthesis is the production of the proteins needed by the cell or virus for its activities and development. Replication is the process by which DNA copies itself for each descendant cell or virus, passing on the information needed for protein synthesis. In most cellular...

DNAFINGERPRINTING
Background Reading - Nelson Biology and Campbell Biology Purpose - To understand the basics ofDNAfingerprinting used in the Canadian courts for crime convictions and paternity suits. Introduction The process of DNAfingerprinting was developed by Professor Alec Jeffreys at Leicester University in 1984 as a form of genetic analysis. It was first used in the law courts of England in 1987 to convict a man in a rape case. It has now been used successfully in many crime and paternity...

have made the use of DNA in forensic science possible. In the past twenty years specifically, there have been many extraordinary discoveries in the fields of science that have led to the advancement of procedures in forensics. Before DNA testing, the most accurate way of identifying people was to match the blood types of suspects with blood found at the scene of the crime. Considering the lack of variability of this procedure, it is no surprise just how important the use of DNA in forensics has become...

THE BRAIN FINGERPRINTING TECHNOLOGY
1.BRAIN FINGERPRINTING:
Brain Fingerprinting is based on the principle that the brain is central to all human acts. In a criminal act, there may or may not be many kinds of peripheral evidence, but the brain is always there, planning, executing, and recording the crime. The fundamental difference between a perpetrator and a falsely accused, innocent person is that the perpetrator, having committed the crime, has the details of the crime stored...

BRAIN FINGERPRINTING TECHNOLOGY
Mandar Ghate
Department Of Computers, Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Pratisthans College Of Engineering
mandarghate4@gmail.com
Abstract— Brain fingerprinting is a new computer-based technology to identify the perpetrator of a crime accurately and scientifically by measuring brain-wave responses to crime-relevant words or pictures presented on a computer screen. Brain fingerprinting has proven 100% accurate in over 120 tests, including tests on FBI agents,...

will finish off talking about PCR, and then we will discuss how it can be used.
If we go back to the slide of the double stranded DNA, and if we take that to a high temperature, the two strands separate, you then add the primers, which interact with ? On the strand, synthesis takes place in the 5-3 direction, then you end up with 2 molecules identical to the DNA, and then you do another round, so it's an exponential increase.
There are different enzymes and polymerases, which come from bacteria...

DNA and Crime
Deoxyribonucleic Acid - the fingerprint of life also know as DNA was
first mapped out in the early 1950's by British biophysicist, Francis Harry
Compton Crick and American biochemist James Dewey Watson. They determined the
three-dimensional structure of DNA, the substance that passes on the genetic
characteristics from one generation to the next. DNA is found in the
chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell.
"Every family line has it's own unique pattern of restriction-enzyme DNA...

DNA testing has overthrown the way police collect evidence in a number of criminal cases, especially rape and murder and consequently had a large impact on many past cases. However there are many disadvantages to DNA testing, such as a challenge of accuracy, the costs of DNA testing and the possible misuse of DNA. The prospect of a national DNA database in Australia has been heavily criticised with complaints of invasion of privacy and stigma against those with terminal diseases.
Deoxyribonucleic...

Running Head: DNA Testing
DNA Testing
CRJ 311 Forensics
Timothy Knox
November 4, 2012
Thesis
DNA testing has become a major part of forensic science. It helps in so many areas of life. Catching criminals, freeing the innocent, determining paternity of children, amongst other things, are just a few ways DNA testing helps. It has a few cons like the financial burden of it. But in the end it is worth it. Without DNA there would be many offenders roaming the streets, while hundreds of innocents...

Dna replication is the biological process that happens to occur in all organisms and it copies thier DNA, it’s the basic process for biological inheritance. This process all begins when one double helix DNA molecule produces two exact identical copies of the molecule. Then the cell cycle begins, consisting of interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase and telophase. Each original strand of the double helix serves as an template for the production of the complementary strand. DNA replication begins...

DNA is a tool of great use throughout the world. Especially when it comes to the field of forensic science, DNA is the most important tool of all. What is DNA? DNA, short for deoxyribonucleic acid, is a group of molecules that hereditary information in which guides development and functioning throughout the body. “DNA is to justice as a telescope is to the stars; not a lesson in biochemistry, not a display of the wonders of magnifying glass, but a way to see things as they really are.”(Barry Scheck...

one tenth of the DNA sequence is the genome that makes us what we are and an identical around the globe. That one tenth percent changes our appearance between one another, behavior and understanding and makes us powerful or incompetent. Due to this, study of DNA and its applications has become more and more important hovering lot of attention to carry out DNA usages for identification of inheritance, legal issues, study of human behavior and many other medical applications.
DNA commonly known as...

Introduction
DNA (Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid) is a nucleic acid that has many names, each representing the phases that it undergoes (chromosomes, chromatin, genes/alleles); it resides in the nucleus (bound by 2 *phospholipid bilayers) of almost every cell in the body (red blood cells being an exception). DNA (your genotype) is double stranded and is responsible for replicating (from 46 to 92) during Interphase, so that mitosis can make new cells, repairing and allowing for growth in the body. It is...

over a decade, there has been a controversial issue dealing with building a national DNA database. This issue has been brought up over the discussion of the actual database and what kinds of effects will come out of it, if it actually happens to go through. Some people think the database will be a force in crime fighting. Others think it is a violation of civil liberties.
In the early 1900s, “fingerprinting,” a new crime-fighting database, was developed. With the exception of identical twins...

Tools and techniques for DNA manipulation
Gene technology is the artificial manipulation of genes
Gene technology’s use different techniques:
TOOLS:
Restriction enzyme
Enzyme that are used to cut DNA at specific sequences
‘Like a pair of scissors’
One of the most important tools in genetic engineering
They have the ability to cut DNA molecules at precise sequences of 4 to 8 base pairs called recognition sites
A lot of bacteria are used to get restriction enzymes
Bacteria use restriction...

The Impact of DNA on Criminal Investigations
Science has become a very valuable tool for law enforcement. scientific evidence is used every day in criminal and civil courts throughout the United States; helping to Solve particularly difficult cases where all other investigative techniques have failed, provide clues where there are no witnesses, reduce the number of wrongful arrests, increase the reliability of evidence. Link together cases that otherwise could not be connected, such as local...

Does DNA profiling in its current state offer foolproof identification? What needs to be in place for it to be error-free? Should all incarcerated criminals be forced to give samples? Should convicted juveniles? Should the general public be required to give a DNA sample?
The pros of DNA profiling are that it can be used to quickly eliminate a suspect, saving time in searches for perpetrators. And it can provide compelling evidence to support a conviction and, most importantly, reduce the chances...

﻿DNA Profiling for Crime Investigation
Rabia Awan
Preston University
Islamabad, Pakistan
rabiawan079@gmail.com
Abstract—DNA profiling also called as DNA typing or Gene fingerprinting has been used as a powerful process for identification of humans. Many countries around the world where forensic databases have created to store DNA patterns(DNA profiles) of crime scenes in order to put the actual criminals behind the bars and free the innocent who have been kept in jails for years without any...

acid (DNA) collection and its relationship to solving crimes. The collection of DNA is one of the most important steps in identifying a suspect in a crime. DNA evidence can either convict or exonerate an individual of a crime. Furthermore, the accuracy of forensic identification of evidence has the possibility of leaving biased effects on a juror (Carrell, Krauss, Liberman, Miethe, 2008). This paper examines Carrells et al’s research along with three other research articles to review how DNA is collected...

DNA Technology in Crimes
Is there a better way of solving crimes with DNA evidence to help investigators? The use ofDNA technology is the best way to solve investigations. DNA makes it possible to identify people and to know who was at the crime scene based on a little piece of evidence. It helps solve crimes, and even, open cold, unsolved cases. DNA technology in criminal investigations has become an essential tool because of its ability to identify culprits through the use of fingerprints, blood...

DNA databases
In 1992, The United States, Federal Bureau of Investigation funded the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). It is a computer system that stores DNA profiles created by federal, state, and local crime laboratories in the United States, with the ability to search the database in its entirety; it also helps agencies identify suspects of crime.
The origin of CODIS is attributed to the Scientific Working groups (SWG) that began in the late 80’s. SWG was backed by the FBI Laboratory which...

28, 2014
CJMS 600
Critical Analysis of the Criminal Justice System
DNA: Is it worth the risk
Introduction
Deoxyribonucleic acid, also known as DNA contains genetic information and is found within the chromosome of human cells. After countless hours of research on thethis fairly new phenomenon it was Sir Alec Jeffereys of England who developed a technology that was based solely on DNA in 1985. DNA plays a major role in technology, it is used for identification, and it...

The Brain Fingerprinting Through Digital
Electroencephalography Signal Technique
ABSTRACT
A brain computer interaction has been developed to record the brain signal / electric activity through Digital
Electroencephalography. The Brain Fingerprinting is a advanced computer-based technology to determine the
falsely accused innocent suspects of a crime accurately and scientifically by measuring brain-wave responses to
crime-relevant words or pictures presented on a computer screen. By using...

-DNA is a polymer of nucleotides
-Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and a phosphate group
-The sugar inDNA is a pentose sugar called deoxyribose
-The different kinds of bases are adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine
-In DNA, there is a 1:1 ratio of nucleotide bases: number of adenine = number of thymine and number of guanine = number of cytosine
-DNA consists of 2 strands in a shape called a double helix
-Double helix is 2-nm in diameter
-The strands have a sugar-phosphate...

acid, or DNA as it is most commonly known, is a strand of molecules found within the cell nucleus of all living things. It is called a “genetic fingerprint” because each is dissimilar to the other and each person, apart from identical twins, has different DNA patterns. DNA testing has overthrown the way law enforcement agencies collect evidence in numerous criminal cases, especially rape and murder and consequently had a large impact on countless past cases. The prospect of a national DNA database...

DNA is a double helix molecule that contains information that is used to make up a person’s body. DNA controls every aspect of a person’s body from their eye and hair color, height, and other features. DNA’s specific and unique characteristic can be crucial when solving a crime. DNA can be used to convict a suspect or exonerate an innocent person. When DNA is found it is even more important that is handle properly to ensure proper identification and accuracy of testing. The evolution of DNA technology...

﻿Recombinant DNA Technology
Recombinant DNA technology refers to the ability to isolate specific DNA sequences and alter or manipulate them to produce desired effects. More often, recombinant DNA technology is referred to as biotechnology. Recombinant DNA technology is fascinating in that it has developed into a multi-billion dollar industry, and completely revolutionized agriculture and pharmaceutical industries, all within the past 50 years.
According to one account, biotechnology was born...

efficacy of plant based medicines / drug formulations. To minimize this problem, genotype specific DNA markers need to be developed. Remaining unchanged through short term variations in environment at different locations, and also through different phase of life cycle, DNAfingerprinting patterns constitute dependable DNA markers for ultimate individualization of a biological entity. DNAfingerprinting patterns in addition to supplementing drug assessment protocol as also establishing authentic taxonomic...

The idea of mandatory voting during U.S. elections is a much-debated topic in the United States. Making voting mandatory for all citizens, is debated to be something that could be either positive or negative. Both sides of the issue have their reasons why mandatory-voting laws should or should not be passed.
Those who believe that mandatory voting should become a law believe that it will bring the number of voters on Election Day to increase. With voter participation rates falling below...

Utopia or Dystopia
DNA PROFILING
What is this?
DNA profiling (also called DNA testing, DNA typing, or genetic fingerprinting) is a technique that is used to assist in the identification of individuals by their respective DNA profiles. DNA profiles are encrypted sets of letters that reflect a person's DNA makeup, which can also be used as the person's identifier. DNA profiling should not be confused with full genome sequencing. DNA profiling is used in, for example, parental testing and criminal...

DNA Replication
What is DNA?
DNA is a nuclei acid. Nucleic acids are made of nucleotides (ribose/deoxyribose, phosphate group and nitrogenous bases). DNA has deoxyribose, is stable, and has the bases adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine; it determines genetic information. DNA looks like ATP.
What is a DNA monomer?
A DNA monomer is a nucleotide. A nucleotide is formed of a 5 Carbon sugar, a phosphate and a nitrogenous base (adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine). The bases that make up...

DNA Extraction
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms. Nearly every cell in a person’s body has the same DNA. Most DNA is located in the cell nucleus where it is called nuclear DNA, but a small amount of DNA can also be found in the mitochondria where it is called mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA. (U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2012)
Although DNA was discovered earlier, there still remains a lot to be known about it, especially how it...

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Roles of DNA and RNA in the Human Body and Medicine
Anatomy and Physiology 1
Dr. Joy Henry
Schonathan Crews
3/20/2015
Roles of DNA and RNA in the Human Body and Medicine
Introduction
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the foreman of the body with a strict set of blueprints for what needs to be done in an organism’s cell and how.1 Each cell is encoded with a specific sequence of DNA which stores how it is to be made and reproduce. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is the assistant to...

The mandatory reporting law is a great law that is in need of major revisions.
The role of the doctor has been clear and distinct in my life. I have always looked at my doctor as a person who assists me with health issues. But somewhere down the line, the role of the doctor has changed. Doctors are taking on the decision making of the patient. In a recent bill that was passed, practitioners are required to report any physical injury that is due to firearm, assault, or abusive conduct. This...

Ballistic Fingerprinting
The second amendment to the United States Constitution states: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." The different interpretations and views on this amendment have caused it to become a very controversial and hotly debated topic. One of the newest controversies surrounding the topic of gun control is a process known as "ballistic fingerprinting." While the...

CRJ 100
Mandatory Sentencing
Kimberly Manjarres
Arizona State University
There are many things that are uncertain in life. If there are clouds in the sky, does that mean it’s going to rain today? If you’re going to get into a car accident on the way to work? No matter what uncertainties we face in life, the Legislature has taken away some uncertainties with mandatory sentencing.
Mandatory sentencing can be traced as far back as the biblical times with “An eye for an eye and a tooth for...

Vaccination Program Is Everyone’s Protection
Sung Eun (Grace)
Grande Prairie Regional College
PO 1030
June-011-12
Should vaccination programs bemandatory?
Immunization or vaccination is “an essential component of disease prevention” (Potter &amp; Perry, 2010, p. 649). However, there are many argumentative voices on whether vaccine program should be mandatory. It is true that in democratic countries, individuals have the rights to refuse and the freedom of choice to acquire vaccination. Hence, there...

actually had a choice in the matter. “Mandatory attendance laws force many to attend school who have no wish to be there… The solution to this problem is simple: Abolish compulsory- attendance laws and allow only those who are committed to getting an education attend”. This is what Roger Sipher wrote in his article “So that nobody has to go to school if they don’t want to” that was published in the “New York Times” on December 22, 1997. The author states that mandatory attendance laws should be abolished...

DNA, RNA, PROTEINS STARTS WITH ? Name _______________________________
1. DNA that is spread out in the nucleus of a non-dividing cell so it can be read is called
_C_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .
2. The group of 3 nitrogen bases in the mRNA message that is read together is called a
_C_ __ __ __ __.
3. In dividing cells, the DNA is scrunched into _C_ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ so it can be moved.
4. The mRNA message tells the ribosomes which _A_ __ __ __ __ _A_ __ __ __ to put in next...

chromosomes are very long compact coils of DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) that store all the information that the body inbeds such as how one looks and functions.
This paper will first describe the structure of DNA; second discuss how the structure of DNA allows it to serve as the basis for inheritance, third examine how meiosis allows DNA to be divided into gametes and finally, describe how this relates to Gregor Mendel’s patterns of inheritance.
The structure of DNADNA is a thread formed by two strands...

to avoid cross contamination
* Shake well
* Centrifuge for 10 minutes
DNA extraction takes place from the nuclei of leukocytes.
EDTA is simply an anticoagulant {otherwise if blood clots; DNA extraction will not be possible}. We rely on EDTA because it doesn’t interfere with later analysis such as diagnostic tests or molecular research.
In this experiment we follow a series of steps in order to extract the DNA from the nucleus; this is done by:
* Cell lyses using hypotonic solution....

﻿Discuss the legal implications of the use of DNA evidence in the
NSW criminal justice system
DNA evidence is a widely used tool in the NSW criminal justice system that aims to help achieve justice. DNA, short for deoxyribonucleic acid, is a long molecule found within the cells of the human body. Each cell contains genetic material in which, apart from identical twins, is exclusive to every individual. DNA though considered a reliable piece of evidence can present many issues in the criminal...

Mandatory Sentencing
Introduction
Mandatory testing refers to a special case of a court decision where by the judicial discretion is limited by the law. It is common knowledge that when people are convicted with crime they are punished by being sent to prison for a number of years. All the individuals who commit crime will be punished equally under a pre-determined minimum time in prison. The respective laws which guide mandatory sentencing differ from one country to another. The parliament passes...

General Biology
DNA and RNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid and Ribonucleic Acid
• DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid. It is located in the nuclei of cells, which make up the body. Consequently, DNA can be considered as one of the building blocks of the body.
Where is DNA found?
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is the hereditary material that lies within the nucleus of all cells in humans and other living organisms. Most of the DNA is placed within the nucleus and is called nuclear DNA. However,...